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Evidence of human fire-making unearthed 350,000 years earlier than thought

The Curator of Palaeolithic Collections at the Briish Musuem, Professor Nick Ashton, explains why the discovery is so exciting. The earliest known evidence of fire-making by humans has been discovered ...
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Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Read full article: Mother released on bond after arrest for telling child to walk to school 19 miles away A screenshot from the Feb. 19 Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD board meeting. Video from the ...
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Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...
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Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...